301-350 Flashcards
Erratic
[Adj] Liable to sudden unpredictable change
Erudite
[Adj] Having or showing profound knowledge
Eschew
[Verb] Avoid and stay away from deliberately
Esoteric
[Adj] Understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
Espouse
[Verb] Choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
Espy
[Verb] Catch sight of; descry
Ethos
[Noun] The distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
Euphemism
[Noun] An inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
Euphoria
[Noun] A feeling of great elation
Evanescent
[Adj] Short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
Evict
[Verb] Expel or eject without recourse to legal process
Evoke
[Verb] Call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
Exacerbate
[Verb] Make worse
Exculpate
[Verb] To remove blame of someone, usually of criminal charges
Exemplary
[Adj] Worthy of imitation
Exemplify
[Verb] Be characteristic of
Exhort
[Verb] Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
Exigent
[Adj] Demanding immediate attention
Exonerate
[Verb] To remove blame of someone, usually of criminal charges
Exorbitant
[Adj] Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Expend
[Verb] Use up or consume fully
Expiate
[Verb] Make amends for
Explicit
[Adj] Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
Exploit
[Verb] Use or manipulate to one’s advantage
Extant
[Adj] Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
Extempore
[Adj] With little or no preparation or forethought
Extensive
[Adj] Large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
Extent
[Noun] The point or degree to which something extends
Extol
[Verb] Praise, glorify, or honor
Extravagant
[Adj] Recklessly wasteful
Exuberant
[Adj] Joyously unrestrained
Facetious
[Adj] Cleverly amusing in tone
Fadish
[Adj] Intensely fashionable or popular for a short time
Fallacious
[Adj] Containing or based on incorrect reasoning
Fallacy
[Noun] A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
Falter
[Verb] Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Fanatical
[Adj] Marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
Fathom
[Noun] A linear unit of measurement for water depth
Fawn
[Noun] A young deer
Feckless
[Adj] Generally incompetent and ineffectual
Feign
[Verb] Make believe with the intent to deceive
Felicitate
[Verb] Express congratulations
Felon
[Noun] Someone who has been legally convicted of a crime
Fervent
[Adj] Characterized by intense emotion
Fervid
[Adj] Characterized by intense emotion
Fervor
[Noun] Feelings of great warmth and intensity
Feud
[Noun] A bitter quarrel between two parties
Fickle
[Adj] Liable to sudden unpredictable change
Fidget
[Verb] Move restlessly
Finicky
[Adj] Fussy, especially about details